The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-05-11
A GOLD MINE!
LOCATED In GRANT PARISH, La, WHICH AS
SAYS 800 TO A TON OF ORE, AS
CERTIFIED BY ASSAY
Frs AT U. s.
MINT.

Frs AT U. s.
MINT.
Several weeks ago Aessrs. Claussen
and Lynch, assayers Of the United
States Mint, of this city, but who have
laboratory at No. 20s Dorgenois
street, received from Mr.. r. S. Came
ron, of Boyce, La, sample of ore
which he requested them to assay
They at once complied With his re-
quest and found small quantity of
gold and little silver deposit, but the
analysis was not satisfactory, and they
sent for more. About cigar boxful
of the ore was then forwarded, and
this was again submitted to test. The
result was astonishing. The assayers
found by cumulative analysis that the
yield of gold per ton of the ore was
s179,s5 gold and $3.50 in silver, ma
king total of $1,000 per ton. The
assayers we're so surprised that they
sent for another boxful of the ore, and
upon submitting this to another analy-
sis found the yield, if anything, tri-
file better, and they then forwarded to
their client an official report of the re-
suit. This report created great ex-
element among those interested in the
test, and the result is that the land on
which the deposit was found cannot
be purchased at any price. The de-
post sent for analysis consisted of a
reddish sand in which were numerous
small quartz pebbles. There was a
small quantity of iron found in the
sand which gave it the reddish color
ing. The assayers state that if the de-
post is extensive and equal to that
furnished them for analysis, Louisiana
has gold mine equal to any east of
California. If water is available and
close at hand, the cost of extracting
the gold will not be more than from SO
to 81 per ton of ore, but under any cir
cumstances the find is an exceedingly
rich one. The gold deposit, it is said,
exists on the hills about three miles
east Of Colfax, in Grant Parish, and is
from a few yards to a mile in width
and from six to seven miles long. The
specimens sent here, it is alleged, were
gathered hastily and carelessly by a
Mr.. W. P. Bradford, cousin of Mr..
Cameron, Of Boyce station. The as
savers were visited at their laboratory,
on Dorgenois street, by representa-.
tive Of tie Picayssne yesterday after
noon, who corroborated the assertions
made by Mr.. Cameron relative to the
result of their analysis. They will
proceed to Grant Parish at an early
day and investigate the find thorough
ly. The process by which they assay
ed the specimens furnished them was
by mixing carbonate of soda and lead
with it and subjecting it to intense
heat. The gold and lead deposited at
the bottom of the crucible and the sand
and soda formed transparent glass
on top. The gold and lead were then
subjected to less intense heat, and
the lead fusing at much lower de-
gree of heat than gold the two metals
were readily separated. Should the
discovery prove to he as extensive as
reported, and there is no reason to
doubt it, there will be boom which
will rival that of Alabama and Missis-
sippi. The land upon which the orc
was found is known as the Mirabeau
plantation, ten miles from Colfax, and
is owned by Messrs. L. McNeely and
K. S. Cameron. A stock company is
now being formed and will begin ope-
ratiops at an early day.-[New Or
leans Picayune.
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